Biology
Baby Girls Look Longer at Faces Than Boys Within Hours of Birth, Study Finds
A Cambridge study of 130 newborns found that infant girls, on average, devoted a greater percentage of their looking time...
Cryo-EM Reveals How Cas12a Uses a DNA Guide to Hunt RNA Targets
A new cryo-EM structure of Acidaminococcus sp. Cas12a reveals how the enzyme uses a DNA guide and structural mimicry to...
SPIFFI Delivers Real-Time Super-Resolution Imaging of Living Cells in a Single Shot
A polarimetric imaging framework called SPIFFI packs super-resolution and multidimensional information into a single camera exposure, enabling real-time fluorescence imaging...
How Microbial Adhesion Switches On Piezo1 to Launch Innate Immunity
A new Nature Immunology study shows that microbial adhesion to myeloid cells activates the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1, triggering a...
Cohesin Builds Molecular Fences That Keep Active Genome Domains From Mixing
New research shows that the cohesin complex acts as a molecular barrier in living human cells, preventing condensed euchromatic domains...
Folded in Two: Liver Cells Lose a Hidden X Chromosome Shape on the Road to Cancer
Researchers have discovered that the active X chromosome in liver cells adopts a liver-specific bipartite structure whose early dissolution drives...
Scientists Map the Hidden Genes That Let Cassava Survive Herbicide Attack
A genome-wide association study of 194 cassava genotypes has identified genomic regions and candidate genes linked to tolerance of the...
Hidden Chemical Variation in Cotton Hydrolysates Shapes Antibody Yields in Cell Culture
Chemometric analysis of cottonseed hydrolysates reveals that batch-to-batch chemical variability significantly influences CHO cell culture longevity, antibody productivity, and antibody...
Sea Squirt Immunity Gene Defies Expectations, Evolving Under Purifying Selection Not Diversifying Pressure
A new analysis of the Botryllus histocompatibility factor gene shows that despite extreme nucleotide diversity, recombination and purifying selection, not...
Chickpea Varieties Reveal Metabolic Secrets of Zinc Tolerance
A new study identifies zinc-tolerant and zinc-sensitive chickpea varieties and reveals the metabolic adjustments, including histidine, allantoin, and antioxidant-related metabolites,...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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